.tk and co.cc free domain names

[Sain Cai]

Let me say they officially suck. co.cc accounts I guess are being banned from search engines and my .tk domain was cancelled for evidently no reason.

While I realize that these domains come with no guarantee, there still is no logical reason why they have to cancel a domain. It certainly wasnt because of low traffic, as in 2 days this month I have had 3X the minimum requirement for unique visitors.

Guess I will break down earlier and get my tld.

[TaoPhoenix]

I broke down and got my own TLD a couple of months ago. I've been using subdomains for some 7 years. I had held off on the TLD because I didn't really grasp the whole nameserver thing.

[Sain Cai]

I have had a TLD before, actually for the same site (Patriots Fanzone). What I also forgot to mention was how after 1 yr of having the co.cc domain, they wanted to charge me for it since it became somewhat popular.

No more free domains for me, subdomain is fine, but free ones where they screw you, nope.

[CS Squad]

.tk and .co.cc are for use as toys, or for testing purpose only.
Running any serious sites with them is equal to asking for trouble.

[deanhills]

.tk and .co.cc are for use as toys, or for testing purpose only.
Running any serious sites with them is equal to asking for trouble.

Agreed. I've had a .co.cc once, but was using it only as a sandbox. And then forgot about it. When I tried to get back to it after a number of months, it was gone.

To be truthful, I prefer sub-domains for less serious Websites as I find them never disappearing on me. And domains for really serious Websites.

[Aaron Gregory]

I'm using a .co.cc right now, they're blocked from search engines? Never knew that, suppose I'll fork out on a few domains.

[don19]

really ?

i have used .co.cc too, but only for test.

[Trel]

I've heard of problems with .co.cc, but .tk problems are new to me. Did you receive any kind of email before the domain was deleted?

[Archbob]

Newsflash: Free domains generally aren't real domains. If your serious about a business, get a .com.

[CS Squad]

I've heard of problems with .co.cc, but .tk problems are new to me. Did you receive any kind of email before the domain was deleted?

The problems with .tk domains was already an issue which exist long time ago.
When they found that the domain have very high hits, they will remove it and point it to their down domain parking page to gain profit from the domain.
When they found that there is not more hits, then only they will release the domain for registration again.

[Derek Flahost]

I have 6 of my .tk domains removed in just 1 day!
And their excuse is the sites violate their TOS, while those sites are just some blogs.
Very obvious, they are trying to steal traffics to their sedo pages.

[wswd]

When are people going to learn that the free domains aren't worth the hassle? All that to save $7 a year? Really? Most people spend more than that on lunch every day.

[CS Squad]

When are people going to learn that the free domains aren't worth the hassle? All that to save $7 a year? Really? Most people spend more than that on lunch every day.

Well, some people just refuse to learn their lesson.
They always think that free lunch are everywhere.
And they even just get some free reseller hosting to give away free lunch and promised people that they are going to survive very well.

[Sain Cai]

The problems with .tk domains was already an issue which exist long time ago.
When they found that the domain have very high hits, they will remove it and point it to their down domain parking page to gain profit from the domain.
When they found that there is not more hits, then only they will release the domain for registration again.

I have 6 of my .tk domains removed in just 1 day!
And their excuse is the sites violate their TOS, while those sites are just some blogs.
Very obvious, they are trying to steal traffics to their sedo pages.

That is certainly a feasible explanation based on the traffic totals they show on their page:
Date Unique hosts
10/1 990
10/2 1253
10/4 48
10/6 6

Note when the post was made and on my review thread: 10/3 no website, high traffic. Now look on 10/4 when the site was back, little traffic.

[Aaron Gregory]

Newsflash: Free domains generally aren't real domains. If your serious about a business, get a .com.

I agree really, I sometimes use them, but not for business.